Everything seems to indicate that the next revolutionary product from Apple will go from being in your pockets to your head. The heavily rumored mixed reality headset has been the subject of conversation for years now, but it’s still a bit unclear when we’ll see it. However, for Apple it is not a trivial matter: the famous analyst Ming Chi Kuo already said in 2021 that the company’s objective is “replace the iPhone with augmented reality in 10 years“. Will he get it?
What do we know so far about the mixed reality headset?
In the absence of weeks to celebrate the Apple’s WWDC 2023 (the developer conference), we already know a few things that will be featured. One of them is iOS 17, added to Apple’s mixed reality headset. Rumors aside, the company itself has already registered the name of an operating system that could be the one carried by these helmets: xrOS.
The truth is that we have known about this name for a long time, but this is about confirmation of its existence.
The registration of that name has been carried out in New Zealand under another entity known as Deep Dive LLC. Although at first glance the relationship with Cupertino would seem non-existent, everything indicates that it is a ploy by Apple. It has not been the first time that the company has registered names and brands under other fictitious companies to avoid leaving its mark.
Although the headset isn’t scheduled to hit stores until the end of the year, Mark Gurman has already detailed some of the functions and features we’re likely to see in Apple’s future headset at the time. To begin with, Gurman indicates that we will see the same applications pre-installed on the iPhone but in its mixed reality version: Calendar, FaceTime, Camera, GarageBand, Photos, Safari… the list is long.
Gurman’s report also mentions that these applications will have certain novelties to make special use of the helmet. For example, it has already been mentioned that we will be able to watch videos in a “virtual theater” and the availability of virtual settings (such as a desert or the moon).
Apple has not forgotten the gaming sector either. Gurman explains that this would be one of the main focuses of the mixed reality headset. It is not at all strange seeing how its biggest competitor (Meta) has done especially well through this route.
And you, what do you expect from Apple’s mixed reality headsets?
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